May 12, 2011 - out first ever spring cruise to Alaska began with a day in Vancouver to explore the downtown core.  We decided to stay at the Pan Pacific Hotel as this is where Celebrity Millennium was sailing from.  From our hotel room on the 23rd floor we had a great view of the heritage buildings and rail yard in Vancouver's east end.  This is the transportation hub of downtown with commuter trains, the Sea Bus, Light Rail Transit, float plane and helicopter terminals all within a few blocks of the hotel.